Smyrna times., 1887-07-27

with snow. No snow here, but much
ice-black frost"
4, From this it is easily seen that short
q ly after, the " late peas" were sown in
+ ITO and Jefferson was on his way to
Philadelphia as delegate from the
Empire State of Virginia to the con-
Vention about to assemble in that citv
TO lmportune George III for an alevia-
ton of their grievances, it soon became
known among these sixty delegates
that Jefferson from long and minute
practice had become exceedingly
handy with the pen" and assigned the
duty which from the strict discipline in
mere details eliminated in a room ON
Seventh street below Market. west
side, on a small writing desk three
inches high that Incompatible of all
papers-The Declaration of American
Independence"
1t was as much due to the steady
tireless drill that Mr.. Jefferson subject
ed himself as above stated that evolved
plain, candid statement of the griev.
ances the country labored under rather
than an exposition Of the attitude that
the infant colonies then stood political
~ with the rest of the world After
the immortal phrase that all men are
created equal" had been penned bv
Jefferson in the little paror at Seventh
ana Market streets, the document grew
as he was wont to remark afterwards
Philosphically" and which Congress
IN committee summarily disposed of
by tossing out until the glorious docu-
ment originally the product of Jeffer-
sons brain bore at last the stamp and
scrutiny of many authors and none less
SO than little Delaware, the first of all
the original thirteen to give perpetuitv
TO Independence by ratifyin. he Con-
stitution of 1857 the true bulwark If
American liberties.
As the unparalleled expansion of the
wealth and power ofthe United States
already serves to bewilder the older
dynastic of Europe. and this too. in III
years, brief period in the life of n ma
ton. 1t is to be extremely regretted
that correct portraits of the men most
intimately concerned in the formation of
the great Republic are not now extant
due more to the imperfections of Dbo.
Biography than from any inattention or
neglect in the portrait painter of the
day giving accurate copies. How i'm
possible would it be now for anv one
now living to accept genuine portrait
OF washington, when for generations
all have associated with the well
known features the curious formation
about the mouth as if the Father of !
Ills Country" were trying to retain in
his mouth an i'll fitting set of false !
teeth, and which was not only actually
the case but which Stuart, the painter
has faithfully given as the face Of ,
washington in repose. With Jeffer- ;
son 1t was the same. We are associ-
ated with Peale's reproduction of him
When IN fact 1t needs the preciseness of q
to be correct We now
give Daniel Webster's description of .
MIR. Jefferson, as he saw him in 1924 :
while on visit to Monticello and from /
II can be seen the wide disparity be- \
tween the picture handed down as JEFF :,
ierson's and this one from the pen of ;
Webster. Mr.. Jefferson is now between =
eighty-one and eighty-twO years of age. =
above six feet high, long frame, rather =
thin and spare. His head, which is !,
not peculiar in its shape, is set rather \
forward on his shoulders and his neck :,
oeing long, there is, when he is walking p,
OF eOnversing an habitual protusion of =,
It. 1t IS well covered with hair which =
having once been red and now turning
gray Is of an indistinct sandy color.
His eyes are small, very bright and a
now neither brilliant nor striking HE
'hln Is Iather long hut not pointed. -
dls nose small, regular in its outline =,
ma the nostrils little elevated. His ii
mouth is well formed and still filled /,
With teeth, it is strongly compressed. ~
an expression of contentment A
ma benevOlence. His complexion 8,
ormerly light and freckled, now bears :,
ne marks of age and cutaneous affec- -
ION. His limbs are uncommonlv LONG -
is hands and feet very large and his O.
wrists of an extraordinary size. His
'alk Is not precise and military. but
asy and swinging. He stoops little
OF so much from age as from natural
When sitting he appears
nort' partly from rather lounging
aoit OF sitting and partly from the
lsproportionate length of his limbs
lis dress when in the house is a grav
lrtout coat, kerseymere stuff waist
Dat with an under one faced with a
lngy red. His pantaloOns are very
ing and loose and of the same color =
his coat. His stockings are woolen. Fo
ther white or gray, and his shoes are
the kind that bear his name-JeAer- wit
ln tie. His whole dress is very much ~, ~,
eglected but not slovenly. He wears pat
common round hat. His dress when no
horse back is gray straight bodied Go
'at and a spencer of the same material KIN
9TH fastened with large pearl buttons. m M
When we first saw him he was rid Sp,
q and in addition to the above articles ro, lot
apparel, wore around his throat n 90
nit white woolen tippet, in the place
cravat and black velvet CATERS un- {
sr his pantalOons. His general an %,
sarance indicates an extraordinary Nc
agree of health, vivacity, and spirit 20,
is sight is still good for he needs yo
asses only in the evening. mo
His hearing is generally good but a Ion
lmber of voices in animated CONVEX tir,
ton confuse it. Mr. Jefferson rises tiol
the morning as soon as he can see mn
e hands of the clock, which is placed evi
rectly opposite his bed and examines an
e thermometer at once, as he keeps
raouior dafIsr s,,oEoo..I..s-r